The Song of Others

Every day we experience how physical and ideological borders are rapidly expanding and how dialog and understanding are falling by the wayside. On 4 April we are hosting a panel discussion on this development at the Debattierhaus Karl der Grosse in Zurich:

Borders, walls and the polyphony of thought

Using film clips from the documentary The Song of Others, guests from the worlds of culture and peace-work will reflect on and debate the current polarization of thought and its impact on public discourse. In addition, they will also discuss the fundamental idea of a polyphonic Europe and encouraging examples of understanding.

On the panel:

 • Alida Bremer, author of «Tesla oder die Vollendung der Kreise» and «Olivas Garten», literary scholar and translator. Current scholarship holder of the Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Zug

 • Vadim Jendreyko, director and producer, from whose current film «The Song of Others» excerpts will be shown

 • Claudia Josi, lawyer for international law, program director of the swisspeace program «Dealing with the Past»

The discussion will be moderated by Sacha Batthyany, author of the book «Und was hat das mit mir zu tun?» and journalist, among others for the NZZ am Sonntag magazine.

The event is being held in cooperation with the Anny Klawa-Morf Foundation.

Date: April 4, 2025

Time: 19:00 - 20:30 (doors open: 18:30)

Location: Saal of the Debattierhaus Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich

Tickets: CHF 15.00 / reduced CHF 10.00 -> reservation hier

The documentary The Song of Others will be shown on April 13 at 10:30 am in the Riffraff 1 cinema, followed by a discussion with the director Vadim Jendreyko.